New World Pygmies vol. 2
| New World Pygmies vol. 2 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
| Recorded | CD 1: November 5, 2000 CD 2: November 4, 2000 | |||
| Venue | CD 1: Spotlight Room, Madison, Wisconsin CD 2: Velvet Lounge, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 140:09 | |||
| Label | Eremite | |||
| Producer | Michael Ehlers | |||
| Jemeel Moondoc chronology | ||||
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New World Pygmies vol. 2 is a double album by American jazz saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc and bassist William Parker, which was recorded live in 2000 and released on the Eremite label. The first disc documents a duo performance from Madison, while the second includes guest drummer Hamid Drake from a Chicago set at the Velvet Lounge.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |   [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "An intermittently powerful document which, as with so much in a obsessively documented area, sometimes feels like too much has been taken down."[2]
Track listing
Disc One:
- "Spirit House" (Moondoc) - 11:43
- "O'Neal's Porch" (Parker) - 17:10
- "New World Pygmies" (Moondoc/Parker) - 27:01
- "You Let Me Into Your Life" (Moondoc) - 17:15
Disc Two:
- "New World Pygmies" (Moondoc/Parker) - 27:25
- "Blues for Katie Part I" (Moondoc) - 6:14
- "Blues for Katie Part II & III" (Moondoc) - 15:08
- "Three Clay Pots" (Parker) - 17:50
Personnel
- Jemeel Moondoc - alto sax, soprano sax
- William Parker - bass, bombard, gralla
- Hamid Drake - trap drums
References
- ^ New World Pygmies vol. 2 at Eremite
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (7th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 1161-1162. ISBN 0141014164.